Can you explain the creatures mentioned in Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation?

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Why hasn’t Satan died? If the wages of sin are indeed death, then why hasn’t Satan, the main instigator of sin and the source of all sin in the world, died? So why wasn’t he punished by God as Adam was? Or why wasn’t he atoned for as Adam was?. Was Paul the first to say that the wages of sin is death? In fact, more than 1,500 years before the Apostle Paul, the prophet Moses wrote in the Book of Genesis these words directed by God to Adam: “And the LORD God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.'” (Genesis 2:16-17). Eve later confirmed this truth in her dialogue with the serpent, saying, “But God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'” (Genesis 3:3). Therefore, Paul the Apostle did not invent the idea or was the first to say it, as you suggested. From the beginning of the Bible, the writer speaks of the wages of sin, which is death. Your second question asks: Why hasn’t Satan died? And I ask you, how do you know that he hasn’t died?! Do you think that death is merely the burial of the body in the ground? Satan is a spirit, and his death is simply his separation from the source and cause of life, which is God. The death of the relationship between him and God makes Satan dead in God’s sight, even if he continues to corrupt the world. He is still dead and cannot be considered alive. You need to understand the true meaning of death, not just the superficial, physical meaning that you perceive. This leads us to the third question: a question that delves into God’s will, as if you are holding God accountable for why He does one thing and not another. But we can only thank God for visiting humanity and giving it a new chance, something that didn’t happen with Satan. And although it is not within my right or anyone else’s right to question God, there is an answer to your question. Satan chose to rebel against God without being tempted by anyone. This was his personal choice, so how could God redeem someone who chose to rebel against God’s authority directly? Do you want biblical evidence that Satan chose his path on his own? Read with me what is said in the Book of Isaiah, which speaks of Satan prophetically: “How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.” (Isaiah 14:12-15). Adam, however, was deceived and tempted by Satan, leading to his corruption. David the prophet confirms this idea in the Psalms: “All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.” (Psalm 14:3). This temptation and corruption led Adam to his miserable state, causing him to flee from God’s presence and fear Him after discovering his nakedness. Had God asked Adam if he wanted to return under His leadership, Adam would have immediately responded, “Yes.” Therefore, God wanted to fix what Satan had corrupted out of love for that poor, deceived man. After the restoration, God left Adam and Adam’s descendants the freedom to choose whether to obey God and accept His work or to rebel. Some of Adam’s descendants worshipped God and said, “Amen,” while others said, “No, we must fix what we have corrupted.” They began a marathon of failed attempts to please God, but believe me, if you don’t let God fix what Satan has corrupted, all your efforts are in vain. May the Lord give you insight and light your path. Now, let’s return to the Book of Job, which you introduced in your question, to discuss a very important topic and address your crucial question. Did God really commission Satan in Job 1? Let’s read the text and see: “Then the LORD said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ Satan answered the LORD, ‘From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.’ Then the LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.’ ‘Does Job fear God for nothing?’ Satan replied.” In the Book of Job, the conversation is clear. The accuser, the deceiver (Satan), decided to trouble Job, not God. Satan accused Job, so God allowed Satan to test Job to silence his accusations, but He did not commission him to do evil. Each time Satan did evil to Job, God provided a form of protection and limited Satan’s power (refer to the text). Therefore, we reject the idea that God assigned Satan a task because Satan is not one of God’s obedient servants. He rebelled against God and lost his moral standing, but because he accuses humans, he dares to stand before God with one goal: to accuse humanity. Within limits set by God, he begins to trouble humanity with the goal of testing them. This is clear from the text; read it carefully. This brings us to the final part of the question: Has the relationship between God and Satan remained unchanged since the fall? The clear answer is no. This is evident from the text. Why didn’t God punish Satan as He did Adam? Or why didn’t He atone for him as He did for Adam? We genuinely need an answer. The summarized answer to everything above is that God has prepared the lake of fire for Satan and his followers, as the Bible clearly states. This is a clear punishment in the Bible; how can you not see it? And He didn’t atone for him because Satan wasn’t tempted; he chose this path on his own, so why would God atone for a servant who chose disobedience and insisted on it? As for humanity, it was deceived by Satan. They disobeyed their Lord, but it was due to temptation, not a direct decision. Therefore, God wanted to save them.

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